Left radical is a radical form of 'dog' (犬), right is a character that in
Chinese originally meant 'crested bird in hand'. Thus, this character indicated
a dog seizing a bird. While its meaning has broadened, it still often has a
connotation of hunting. Henshall suggests taking the right radical as 'grass'
(top part), 'bird' (middle part', and 'paws' (the lowest part, one of the
radical forms of 'hand'), and as a mnemonic: 'Dog seizes bird in grass with
paws.'